ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Friday, February 26, 2021
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
2019 AFCON: Iwobi in motion [Photo: https://twitter.com/CAF_Online]

2019 AFCON: Iwobi in motion [Photo: https://twitter.com/CAF_Online]

Nigeria 1-0 Burundi (Player Ratings): Aina catches the eye with quality performance

byJide Alaka
June 23, 2019
3 min read

RelatedNews

Before losing South African citizenship, Nigerian professor suspended for misconduct, school says

NPFL: Adamawa United end 15-match winless streak

Court orders Ekiti State University to reinstate 85 sacked workers

Grieving parents recall last moments with children killed in Maiduguri multiple bombings

ADVERTISEMENT

The Super Eagles have been known to start slow at most tournaments and it was not any different on Saturday when they kicked off their Nations Cup campaign against the Swallows of Burundi, who held off their more vaunted opponents for 77 minutes.

After so many illnesses caused by a virus that hit the camp and injury scares to some main players, Gernot Rohr named Samuel Chukwueze as Samuel Kalu’s replacement. Jamilu Collins’ replacement, Shehu Abdullahi, had to go off injured in the first half. In the end, another substitute, Odion Ighalo, scored with almost his first touch.

Here are the player ratings:

Name Mins. Performance Rating
Daniel Akpeyi 90 The Kaizer Chiefs’ goaltender started well but with his team under some pressure towards the end, he started making the mistakes that could have been costly for his team. Rohr will have been a bit apprehensive going against more stellar opposition. 6/10
Shehu Abdullahi 42 Was steady until he got injured though he was not as offensive as the Eagles’ technical team would have liked. 5/10
William Troost-Ekong 90 Was strong and quick even though the Burundians were better towards the end of the game. 6/10
Kenneth Omeruo 90 The more active of the centre-halves, Omeruo showed that his good form with Leganes was no fluke and that Rohr did not make a mistake benching Leon Balogun for him. 6.5/10
Ola Aina 90 Playing on the left, Aina was powerful at both ends of the pitch and provided guile with the masterful back-heel that created the only goal of the game. 7.5/10
Wilfred Ndidi 90 The newly married midfielder was all over the pitch, cleaning up and delivering passes that pushed his team forward. 7/10
Oghenekaro Etebo 90 Etebo was busy in midfield but could have pushed forward since the Eagles had a majority of possession. 6/10
John Mikel Obi © 58 Mikel was supposed to play very close to Onuachu – in the hole but his fitness flagged and he could not combine very well with Chukwueze and Iwobi. Will surely get better as the tournament progresses. 5.5/10
Alex Iwobi

 

90 More is expected from the Arsenal man and he looked up for it at the beginning, when he created some goal scoring chances from the left flank. When he was moved centrally after Mikel’s exit, lost his way. 6/10
Paul Onuachu 73 The lanky forward was too soft in the opening stanza and went to ground too easily. Though, lively and ready to run the channels, his decisions were too hasty. 5.5/10
Samuel Chukwueze 90 Was very bright at the start but showed his age in some of the moves when he could have passed to a better-placed teammate. He also missed a great chance to score in his first competitive match for the Super Eagles. 6/10
Subs
Chidozie Awaziem 48 The centre-back was neat and tidy in the tackle and tried to combine offensively with Chukwueze. 6/10
Ahmed Musa 32 The assistant captain was a shot in the arm immediately he came on as the Eagles became more of a goal-scoring threat down the left flank. 7/10
Odion Ighalo 17 Nigeria’s goalscorer and he showed why he is the main scoring Eagle with his well-taken goal just minutes after coming on. He linked well with his teammates and the Eagles were more dangerous as soon as he was sent on. 8/10
Manager
Gernot Rohr To get his team to play on the front foot despite the hiccups the team had to deal with in readiness of the opening match. He made huge calls for the team, dropping Ighalo, Balogun, and Musa but he made up for any gaffe by making the right substitutions, especially in the second half. 6/10
  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: To advertise here . Call Willie +2347088095401...


JOIN THE CONVERSATION

  • Disqus (0)
premiumtimes



PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

It’s no longer secret, Oshiomhole, Governor Obaseki ‘at war’

Next Post

My ordeal in the hands of kidnappers – Victim

Jide Alaka

Jide Alaka

Former footballer, passionate football enthusiast and analyst and a proud Nigerian.

More News

Mr Ijeoma’s school said he had been suspended for alleged misconduct before he was expelled from South Africa. Credit: Mr Ijeoma’s Facebook Page

Before losing South African citizenship, Nigerian professor suspended for misconduct, school says

February 25, 2021
Nigerian Army fighting Boko Haram

EXCLUSIVE: Untold story of how Nigerian troops crushed Boko Haram to retake Borno town

February 25, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari [Photo: © Presidency]

Insecurity: Buhari rules out amnesty for bandits, terrorists

February 25, 2021
Parents of children killed in Maiduguri multiple bombings

Grieving parents recall last moments with children killed in Maiduguri multiple bombings

February 25, 2021
Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali

Family of abducted Customs officer seeks agency’s ‘urgent’ intervention

February 25, 2021
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed 1

Unifying Naira’s exchange rate will take time, Nigerian Govt tells World Bank

February 25, 2021
Next Post
Come out and dialogue with FG, Atiku urges Boko Haram

My ordeal in the hands of kidnappers - Victim

INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu speaking during the formal opening of the 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections Result Collation Centre, in Abuja on Sunday (24/2/19). 01726/24/2/2019/BJO/NAN

Server Controversy: Several INEC staff say results transmitted to ‘central server’

Discussion about this post

Search

#EndSARS: Latest Updates




Polaris Bank


JAIZ Ad


NITDA Ad





Glo Ad

Subscribe to News via Email

Enter your email address and receive notifications of news by email.

Join 1,624,822 other subscribers.

Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert

Zenith Advert
ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • Opinion
  • PT Hausa
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
    • Dubawa NG
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Digital Store
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.